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Connecticut College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location New London, CT
Population 260,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,960
Men / Women 39% / 61%
White 55%
Hispanic 8%
Asian 7%
Black 6%
International 6%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%
From State 13%
From Region 40%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 38%
Life & Natural Sciences 22%
Business & Economics 15%
Arts 12%
Computer Science 8%
Education 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,242
Est. Cost of Attendance $84,623
10-Year ROI $159,000
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 76%
6-Year Graduation Rate 82%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (40%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 28%
Yield (Unbound) 9%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #399
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #460
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #521

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 24%
SAT Range 1380 – 1470
SAT Math Range 660 – 740
SAT RW Range 690 – 760
ACT Range 30 – 33

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Connecticut College 381 38% / 62% 9% $76,331 99%
Computer Science 29 +3 69% / 31% 34% $125,284 99 100%
Chemistry 2 0% / 100% 50% $70,554 57
Mathematics 3 +3 33% / 67% 33% $83,834 80
Physics 3 33% / 67% 0% $79,971 75
Statistics 2 +1 0% / 100% 100% $96,037 90
Biology 25 +1 20% / 80% 4% $56,157 17 100%
Botany 6 +2 50% / 50% 17% $57,149 20
Ecology 21 +4 29% / 71% 0% $70,696 58 100%
Molecular Biology 12 +1 50% / 50% 8% $68,854 53
Neuroscience 21 +4 14% / 86% 5% $66,568 47
Economics 38 +6 66% / 34% 5% $109,560 96 100%
Quantitative Economics 19 +4 58% / 42% 32% $109,560 96 100%
African Studies +2 $61,308 31
American Studies 6 +4 17% / 83% 0% $61,500 32 95%
Anthropology 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $63,669 38
Classics 2 50% / 50% 0% $59,168 25
East Asian Studies 3 67% / 33% 33% $61,500 32 95%
English 11 +4 45% / 55% 0% $57,334 20 95%
Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $60,668 29
French 2 +4 100% / 0% 0% $59,954 27
German 1 100% / 0% 0% $59,687 27
Government 24 +5 50% / 50% 4% $104,506 95 100%
History 8 +1 75% / 25% 0% $52,974 11 95%
Human Development 8 +9 0% / 100% 0% $60,333 28 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 +3 50% / 50% 25% $61,078 31
International Relations 7 14% / 86% 14% $70,521 57 89%
Italian Studies 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $61,500 32 95%
Philosophy 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $59,144 25
Psychology 46 +9 22% / 78% 9% $66,708 47 100%
Russian +2 $59,813 27
Sociology 9 +7 11% / 89% 0% $60,689 29 100%
Spanish +4 $59,860 27
Education 11 +7 9% / 91% 0% $57,475 21
Architectural Studies 9 +1 44% / 56% 0% $67,880 51
Art History 3 +3 33% / 67% 0% $46,300 4 100%
Dance 5 +3 0% / 100% 0% $41,814 2
Film Studies 7 +1 29% / 71% 14% $48,023 6
Music 6 +1 33% / 67% 0% $45,437 4
Music Technology 2 50% / 50% 0% $45,397 4
Studio Art 9 +4 22% / 78% 0% $46,300 4 100%
Theatre 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $41,536 2